Lentils with peas, feta & bacon

Lentils with peas, feta & bacon

A rich Shiraz is the perfect wine partner to this dish. The lentils will keep you feeling full, too

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 2

Preparation and cooking times

Total time

Ready in 30 mins

Method

  1. Fry the bacon in a little oil until crisp and remove. Fry the onion until soft and add back half the bacon. Stir in the lentils and add enough water to cover, bring to a boil and simmer covered for 20 minutes or until the lentils are tender. Add a little more water if necessary but you want most of the water to be absorbed by the end, so don't add too much.
  2. Add the peas for the final 5 minutes of cooking. Stir in the remaining bacon, the balsamic vinegar, feta and cherry tomatoes.
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GI Assesment

Lentils, peas, vinegar and cherry tomatoes: a medley of low Gi ingredients. This dish is oozing with healthy antioxidants and fibre, too.

Per Serving

543 kcalories, protein 42,3g, carbohydrate 50,4g, fat 20,5 g, saturated fat 8,5g, fibre 11,4g, salt 3,94 g

Recipe from olive magazine, April 2007.

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  • 22 January 2008

    julieg rated and commented on this recipe

    1 stars

    Nothing really wrong with it but I've tried several recipes using puy lentils and I always think the result is no more than ordinary

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  • 12 February 2008

    Maggie rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    I like lentils and found this a very easy, tasty, quick mid week supper recipe. The better the bacon the better the final taste.

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  • 30 September 2008

    gossyp commented on this recipe

    this sounds delicious ....haven't made it yet

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    10 October 2008

    Fi commented on this recipe

    Made this last night - quick and easy and my lentil hating husband loved it too!!!

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  • 06 April 2009

    Andrew rated and commented on this recipe

    3 stars

    This was lovely- nice enough to reheat the next day for work, although I found it incredibly sharp owing to the vinegar, tomatoes and the saltiness of the bacon and cheese. Still I'm certainly going to make it again as it was so easy.

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  • 09 April 2009

    fifi rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    yum! for even better results (if i may be so bold!) use a olive oil, white/red wine vinegar, dijon mustard dressing (3tbsp, 1tbsp, 1 teaspoon ish) instead of balsamic and if you leave out the feta you can serve it with pieces of french bread smothered a soft cheese e.g. boursin or goats cheese of choice!

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  • 07 January 2010

    Tracy rated this recipe

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 2

Preparation and cooking times

Total time

Ready in 30 mins

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Per Serving

543 kcalories, protein 42,3g, carbohydrate 50,4g, fat 20,5 g, saturated fat 8,5g, fibre 11,4g, salt 3,94 g

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